press release

25th Anniversary Season Begins
with Neil Young's Greendale

Undermain Theatre, through special arrangement with Wixen Music Publishing, is pleased to announce the return of its production of Neil Young’s Greendale to Dallas after performances at this summer’s Ice Factory presented by Soho Think Tank at the Ohio Theatre in New York City. Neil Young’s Greendale, which was adapted for the stage by Bruce DuBose, will be performed Sept. 10-Oct. 4 at Undermain’s Dallas location in historic Deep Ellum.

Neil Young’s Greendale, the rock opera by the legendary singer - songwriter was adapted for the stage by Undermain Theatre and opened in Dallas this Spring before going to New York City this Summer. This song cycle has been compared to Thornton Wilder’s Our Town and Sherwood Anderson’s Winesberg Ohio as a portrait of the changing face of small town America. Performed with a live band and sung by an ensemble cast, Greendale explores the lives of three generations of the Green family through themes ranging from corruption to mass media consolidation to environmentalism.

The production is performed with a live band composed of lead guitarist Kenny Withrow of New Bohemians. Paul Semrad of Course of Empire on bass, and Grammy winning drummer Alan Emert, of Brave Combo. Undermain Theatre’s Artistic Director Katherine Owens directs.

The cast is Bruce DuBose, Newton Pittman, Shannon Kearns-Simmons, Stefanie Tovar, Ian Sinclair, Jonathan Brooks, Marjorie Hayes, Richard Rollin, Ashley Randall. Designers are Giva Taylor and Rhonda Gorman, costumes; Steve Woods, lighting; and Robert Winn, set.

“My, my, hey, hey. Greendale is here to stay”
- Tom Sellar, The New York Times

“…Greendale is an overwhelming experience, musically and theatrically.”
-Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News

"As presented by the Undermain Theatre, Neil Young’s Greendale is a hellacious piece of rock ‘n’ roll… This baby kicks; you’re not likely to hear a livelier performance in any area theater."
- Jerome Weeks, KERA 90.1 FM

"Undermain Theatre’s performance of Neil Young’s Greendale takes the rock opera close to its source: the sonic undercurrent in every small town… becoming a strange intersection of American dreams, sonic highways, and melodic bridges reminiscent of Wilder’s Our Town."
- Cheryl Anderson, Edge Dallas

"The dense, driving sound goes right through the audience and makes for a terrific night of music and theater."
- Martha Heimberg, Turtle Creek News

ABOUT UNDERMAIN

Undermain Theatre, founded in 1984, is a company of artists that performs new and experimental works in Texas, New York, and Europe. The theater collaborates with playwrights, supports a theater archive and operates a theater under 3200 Main Street in Dallas’ legendary Deep Ellum. Call 214-747-2417 or visit www.undermain.org for more information.

Artistic Director: Katherine Owens. Executive Producer: Bruce DuBose. Associate Producer: Suzanne Thomas.